->''"Not only are we going to New Hampshire ... we're going to South Carolina and Oklahoma and Arizona and North Dakota and New Mexico, and we're going to California and Texas and New York! And we're going to South Dakota and Oregon and Washington and Michigan. And then we're going to Washington, D.C. to take back the White House, [[MemeticMutation yeeeeeaaaaaargh]]!"''-->-- '''Howard Dean'''

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* Quoted above: Presidential candidate Howard Dean, whose enthusiastic, red-faced shouting (caused in part by loud background noises at the venue that were not notable on the TV feed) led to public embarrassment.** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5FzCeV0ZFc YEEEEEEAAAAAAAARRRRGHHHH!!!]]*** Until that moment, the Candidate's hammy persona had been a highly effective fundraising tool.* Creator/GeneWilder can be soft spoken in many of his roles, but suddenly start screaming for no particular reason.* Zero Mostel was made of ham and he certainly knew how to use his reputation for being difficult to his advantage.* The late Creator/BillyMays, known for his energetic, loud performance in his commercials, provides the page image.* [[Series/CrocodileHunter Steve Irwin]], who was hammy even to the faces of snakes and crocodiles. May he rest in peace.* Fitness guru Richard Simmons plays this to the hilt on numerous talk shows, and gives every appearance of behaving like that ''all the time''. Among fans of the comedy/improv show ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'', his guest appearance is particularly... infamous. ** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iaTEgoezNQ Good Lord]]!* Hamminess in fitness gurus is contagious. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyK-3Em8__c Take Tony Little, for example.]]* Before Tony Little, there was Susan "Stop The Insanity!" Powter.* UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler, a master of MilkingTheGiantCow and loud speeches set to MusicToInvadePolandTo, and who was particularly inspired by the Germanic, theatrical, bombastic, '''extra ham-laden''' Romantic operas of Music/RichardWagner.** [[GodwinsLaw Dude, you got Godwin in my ham!]]* UsefulNotes/GeorgeSPatton and his famous [[ClusterFBomb speech]] to the Third Army, which was ''very'' popular with his men. Here's a few extracts from the speech:

-->''"All through your army career you men have bitched about what you call 'this chicken-shit drilling.' That is all for a purpose—to ensure instant obedience to orders and to create constant alertness. This must be bred into every soldier. I don't give a fuck for a man who is not always on his toes. But the drilling has made veterans of all you men. You are ready! A man has to be alert all the time if he expects to keep on breathing. If not, some German son-of-a-bitch will sneak up behind him and beat him to death with a sock full of shit! There are four hundred neatly marked graves in Sicily, all because one man went to sleep on the job—but they are German graves, because we caught the bastard asleep before his officer did!"''

-->''"When a man is lying in a shell hole, if he just stays there all day, a Boche will get him eventually. The hell with that.! My men don't dig foxholes! Foxholes only slow up an offensive. Keep moving! We'll win this war, but we'll win it only by fighting and showing the Germans that we've got more guts than they have or ever will have. We're not just going to shoot the bastards, we're going to rip out their living goddamned guts and use them to grease the treads of our tanks! We're going to murder those lousy Hun cocksuckers by the bushel-fucking-basket!"''

-->''"I don't want any messages saying 'I'm holding my position.' We're not holding a goddamned thing! We're advancing constantly and we're not interested in holding anything except the enemy's balls. We're going to hold him by his balls and we're going to kick him in the ass; twist his balls and kick the living shit out of him all the time. Our plan of operation is to advance and keep on advancing. We're going to go through the enemy like shit through a tinhorn!"''

-->''"Don't forget, [[IWasNeverHere you don't know I'm here at all]]. No word of that fact is to be mentioned in any letters. The world is not supposed to know what the hell they did with me. I'm not supposed to be commanding this army! I'm not even supposed to be in England! Let the first bastards to find out be the goddamned Germans. Some day, I want them to rise up on their piss-soaked hind legs and howl 'Ach! It's the goddamned Third Army and that son-of-a-bitch Patton again!"''

-->''"Then there's one thing you men will be able to say when this war is over and you get back home. Thirty years from now when you're sitting by your fireside with your grandson on your knee and he asks, 'What did you do in the great World War Two?' You won't have to cough and say, 'Well, your granddaddy shoveled shit in Louisiana.' No sir, you can look him straight in the eye and say 'Son, your granddaddy rode with the great Third Army and a son-of-a-goddamned-bitch named George Patton!"''

** (From the LargeHam/{{Film}} section): "Interestingly enough, UsefulNotes/GeorgeSPatton's daughters said that Scott nailed Patton's personality so perfectly, they felt like they were actually watching their father on the movie screen. The movie actually DOWNPLAYS some of the more crude and vulgar catchphrases that he was famous for."* General UsefulNotes/DouglasMacArthur of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. "PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, I HAVE RETURNED!"[[note]] A CallBack to when he was forced to evacuate from the Philippines in 1942, when he announced: "I shall return!"[[/note]]** Creator/DwightDEisenhower served as [=MacArthur=]'s aide de camp during Mac's term as Army Chief of Staff, and then followed [=MacArthur=] to the Philippines in their next assignment. Later in his career, when asked if he knew [=MacArthur=], Eisenhower replied, "I ought to. I studied dramatics under him for seven years!"** Brigadier General Anthony [=McAuliffe=] at the Battle of the Bulge famously responded to a request to surrender from the Germans by saying "NUTS!" Large ham indeed.* UsefulNotes/BenitoMussolini was also fond of his own bombastic voice and gestures. "The bullets pass - Mussolini remains!" His speeches were extremely hammy too, such as one he made in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvLpB6OKnjA Ancona, 1932]].** Allegedly, he was hammy even when facing certain death. "SHOOT ME IN THE CHEST!"* Anna Nicole Smith. "DOOO YOUU LIIIIIKE MY BOOODYYYYYYY?!"* UsefulNotes/FidelCastro, notorious for his bombastic, hours-long (!) speeches.** "''Judge me if you will, I don't care. '''HISTORY WILL ABSOLVE ME!''' ''"*** Since he said that at his trial by the Batista Regime, which he beat, he might have a point.* The late Hugo Chávez, who absolutely ''had'' to be the centre of attention at all times. At least until he [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Kzbo7tNLg got shut down by the King of Spain]] in a manner most [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome awesome.]]* Venezuelan Marabinos or "Maracuchos" as they are known fit this trope to a T. [[MundaneMadeAwesome Having a unique charisma and a tendency to exaggerate everything.]] All the more if [[HamToHamCombat they start fighting each other.]] Maracaibo itself counts as [[WorldOfHam World of Ham.]]* Don King. Even his ''[[ImprobableHairstyle hair]]'' overacts.** The English language is unable to sustain his ham on its own, which is why he is constantly ''freestyling new vocabulary.''* Janice Dickinson, the self-proclaimed "world's first supermodel."* Any Dungeon Master/Game Master worth their salt is this.* UsefulNotes/{{Chile}} is mostly known as a WorldOfSnark, but it doesn't mean it can't have its share of ham:** Chilean ex-President Ricardo Lagos, specially if he [[GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger whips out his index finger]]. Doing this in TheEighties to none other than UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet, plus quite a menacing stare towards the camera, was quite memetic and [[CrowningMomentofAwesome awesome]].** Sport reporter and narrator Fernando Solabarrieta, who is known to ''cry'' and scream when he's hyperventilated. You want to see it? Check [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SYDeGlC2t8 this.]]** Pedro Carcuro is another Chilean ham; he may be a bit low-key when compared to Solabarrieta, but gets extra point for still still hammy through at least 30 years. A good example is is absolutely EPIC celebration [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-VZkhMjsCc of this very awesome goal]] in TheEighties [[note]](taking place in the clasification round for Spain 1982, in the Chile vs. Paraguay match in Asunción)[[/note]]; it was quite the MemeticMutation back then... [[NeverLiveItDown and still is.]]** Comedian and radio host Guillermo González Bravo, better known in Chile as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMGy4DKLYLQ WIIIIILLLLYYYY SABOOOOOOOORRRRRRR!!!!]]** The late sports commenter Eduardo Bonvallet was quite a ham too; he had some inklings of this as a soccer player, but once he started his TV career he let his inner pork go loose to absolutely scary levels...** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgJ5zLV_f3M "Rosa Espinoza"]], complete with quite the {{Cluster F Bomb}}s.* Since [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball football]] in Latin-America and some European countries is ''very'' SeriousBusiness, ''every'' single football commentator (whether on the TV or on radio) is required to be VERY hammy. Otherwise they'd never be able to reach the levels of flailing and screaming they get when a specially important and/or well-done goal is scored.** '''''GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO[snip]OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!'''''** The press boxes of the stadiums in the 2006 [[TheWorldCup World Cup]] were open onto the field, which occasionally meant that the sound from one set of broadcasters was audible in the next box over. The ESPN box was right next to that of a Spanish network during one of Spain's matches. Whene Spain scored a goal, viewers in the US watching ESPN could hear the Spanish announcers in the next box going absolutely bananas...''for the next '''five minutes!'''''*** Just so you guys know, this is the ''standard''.** Sportscaster Galvão Bueno is the unquestioned Ham Emperor of Brazilian TV. The Ham is [[UpToEleven cranked up to eleven]] when a Brazilian [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbWJHxAZWMI&feature=related wins a Formula One Race]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAMMY7wYLvU Or when Brazil wins]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Uq2Gt5N5Z8 a World Cup.]]*** Any parody of his also includes his TrrrillingRrrs (since he liked to shout "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykxp-EDF-Cc RRRRRONALDINHO!]]").** Dutch commentator Jack van Gelder has earned a bit of a reputation for his uncontrolled emotions when Oranje scores. Most notable example is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exlBHTyB1R0 this.]] Of course the Dutch have also subverted this wonderfully in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMBQVaYUhQU this]] commercial.** Also from Brazil, ESPN commentator Romulo Mendonça. He provides a narration of CHAAAAOOSSS (to the point that CatchPhrase [[https://twitter.com/romulomendonca is on his Twitter avatar]]) to the entire North American Big Four - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ_lZJg3BWU NFL]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATkOmFt92J8 MLB]], [[https://twitter.com/ESPNagora/status/701248505533194241 NBA]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjtaXHuwBtg NHL]]...* Finnish commentator [[https://youtu.be/124QecU6XHk?t=2m11s Antero Mertaranta]] when Finland beat Russia in the ice hockey world championship semifinals.* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1uck8UC9pU Bosnian commentator Marijan Miajlovic.]]* Korean Shoutcasters take sports [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpuv7VPb2rA very]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMec5aE5Gm0 seriously]]. Described to perfection by [[http://abstrusegoose.com/369 Abstruse Goose]].* Arabic commentators have a similar reputation, take a look at [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzYI7Ibihvc this one]].* Diego Maradona seems to be Ham King among the players, and now, also coaches.* Not that American sports commentators are any more subdued. John Madden, anyone?** Especially if Madden is talking about [[HoYay 'his Favrerite']] player, Bret Favre. You know Madden has one of those creepy shrines in his basement.* Pittsburgh Sportscaster Myron Cope was made of ham. Even though he kept kosher.* Another American sports commentator example is Paul Allen, radio play-by-play announcer for the Minnesota Vikings. His bellowing of "TOUCHDOWN!" at least once a game rivals many soccer commentators, and this applies whether the touchdown is [[http://youtu.be/pgxSzxIxPrY by the Vikings]] or [[http://youtu.be/a_QzwbZJyFg against them]].* The UK also have their own hammy sports commentator with Jonathan Pearce.---> '''COME ON, ENGLAND! COME, ON ENGLAND! CORNER KICK! CORNER KICK!'''---> '''HE'S DONE IT! THE BOOGIE WOOGIE DOOGIE SELHURST BOY!'''* For baseball, you have Hawk Harrelson of the White Sox, Mike Shannon of the Cardinals, and Harry Caray of the Cubs.** And [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sterling_%28sportscaster%29 John Sterling]], who compounds his hamminess by adding [[PungeonMaster bad puns]] to his home run calls.* Youtube Partner [[http://www.youtube.com/user/he11sing920?blend=1&ob=4 Hellsing920]] is like this on occasions. [[MemeticMutation THIS IS CALLED A LONGBOX!]]* Japanese YouTube celebrity [[http://www.youtube.com/user/0214mex Hajime Syacho]]. The man takes mugging for the camera to a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_55aBxGLxc whole new level]].* Youtuber No More Marbles, who is borderline infamous amongst ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' fans (and a few anti-fans) for having developed a bizarrely, gleefully goofy, over-the-top (and admittedly borderline ''creepy'') on-camera persona. Samples: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg8-0lXBkZQ A parody in response to fans' badmouthing the casting of Robert Pattinson in the movie version of ''Twilight'']], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEWjV3qeSlg Getting threatened by Eminem]], "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnJp8_zHKDA&NR=1 NO! Anything but the Volvo!!!]]".* Some Russian leaders from the 20th Century on have quite a lot to say in regards to hamminess: ** [[UsefulNotes/NikitaKhrushchev Nikita "WE WILL BURY YOU!" Khrushchev]]. Extra points for the urban legend about him walloping the table with his shoe.** [[UsefulNotes/VladimirLenin Vladimir Ilich Ulianov aka Lenin]] was like this in most of his speeches: "COMRADES! The REVOLUTION, the importance of which was spoken about for such a long time by BOLSHEVIKS... '''HAS HAPPENED'''"** UsefulNotes/LeonTrotsky was somewhat of a ham too.** In one of history's greatest missed opportunities, the combined 70-year leadership of the USSR doesn't reach the level of ham supplied by UsefulNotes/BorisYeltsin by himself. If ordering the army to fire live ammunition at your country's parliament because you're facing impeachment, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e2lV0ar1Gc dancing like you're inebriated in front of millions of your countrymen]], or generally being inebriated aren't hammy, nothing is.* Perhaps underestimated for his hamminess is Soviet astronaut Alexei Leonov. During a press conference in the US while training for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, he stated his wish to become a movie star in Hollywood. During the mission, he said, in addition to English and Russian, a third language was spoken on the mission: "Oklahomski", referring to his American counterpart, Tom Stafford.* Music/MeatLoaf. Look at any of his music videos, or anything of him on Youtube... [[{{Pun}} he really should be named for THIS meat]].* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4d6j-lnhtw Tony Robbins]].* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcerBrY816c Don Cherry]], of Coach's Corner infamy in Canada. [[http://www.totalprosports.com/2015/02/10/the-30-most-batsht-insane-don-cherry-jackets-of-all-time/ Also,]] [[ImpossiblyTackyClothes his suits]]. And intro music. And his [[http://doncherryjacketwatch.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/doncherryhnic20090511-hat.jpg hats]]. Oh dear sweet lord, his ''[[http://www.sportsmemorabilia.com/image_php_127505.jpg hats]]''* Michael Buffer was famous for this. But his ham is nothing compared to [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLDPFzw0Xu4 Lenne Hardt]].** Impressive, but in his favour, Buffer had his ham ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Buffer#Trademark trademarked]]''. "'''[=LLLLLLLLLLLLLLet's=]''' ''get ready to'' '''RRRRRRRRUUUUMMMMMMMMBBBBBLLLLLLLLEEEEEE!'''"* [[UsefulNotes/BorisJohnson Boris "Bojo" Johnson]]* Speaking of British politicians, actor and MP Andrew Faulds certainly had a reputation as a ham. He broke the tradition in his maiden speech of honoring his predecessor (instead chastising him, because the man had run what could be considered a racist campaign today). Faulds also used grandstanding and heckling, which probably helped to prevent him from rising very far in the Labour Party.* Many real-life pirates were known for this, in particular Blackbeard (who was genuinely attempting to scare people so he could rule by fear) and Bartholomew Roberts, who wore a giant diamond-encrusted cross on a necklace. Yes, Black Bart Roberts had ''bling''.* HI, I'M BARRY SCOTT! AND THIS IS CILLIT BANG! AND I'M BEING PAID BY THE DECIBEL!* There are a couple of professional poker players who deserve mention here, including but not limited to...** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnqFZVHb_90 Humberto "DE SHARK" Brenes!]]** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh49fHFMUTg Hevad "THE BULLDOZEEEEEERRRRR!!!" Khan!]] (Though he had to stop doing... everything in that video due to a new rule instated mainly to keep him from acting like that ever again.)* For better or for worse, President UsefulNotes/BarackObama. YES WE CAN!** His Hamming Skills fall well short of Senator Huey Long.** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32ZLYQqnhzs WHO WILL PROTECT THIS HOOW-UUUUSE!?]]* Creator/JohnBarrowman.

The 2016 Election Season is already a World of Ham:** Creator/DonaldTrump: "I will be the GREATEST JOBS PRESIDENT GOD EVER CREATED!"** Ted Cruz actually read Green Eggs and Ham [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-4FQAov2xI during a filibuster ]]. As expected, it was very, well... hammy. No doubt comes from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGURa1DfWEo his father]].** THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ARE SICK AND TIRED OF ESTABLISHMENT ECONOMICS (does this weird hand wavy thing) WHEN WE HAVE YUUUUUGGGEEE INCOME AND WEALTH INEQUALITY - Bernie Sanders, plus his Brooklyn accent just seals the deal

To be a convincing and charismatic CEO, you ''have'' to ham it up:

** John Legere, CEO of T-Mobile known for his crazy Twitter antics and ClusterFBomb oersona. His leadership has arguably made T-Mobile a pinker-- and hammier-- company than ever before. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-YnvN7uwa0 Just watch this ad and try not to think "They're totally hamming it up."]]

* Cleveland sports tv and radio personality Bruce Drennan, with his trademark "IIIIIIII lovvvve ya Cleveland!"* From the world of bodybuilding, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Coleman Ronnie Coleman]], the most pumped-up ham since [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Ahnuld]], as well as the closest thing to a RealLife SmugSuper. Watching him lift ''insane'' amounts of weight on youtube straddles the line between {{H|olyShitQuotient}}SQ and {{Narm}}, but it is always undeniably ham.-->''YEAH BUDDDAAYYY!'' '''LIGHT WEIGHT!!!'''* Some Brazilian preachers are prone to this ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC0on_LpoMM borderline/hilarious example]]).** The young Peruvian "preacher" [[http://www.lahoradelbreak.com/2008/07/nezareth-casti-rey-el-mono-y-la-mona-producen-monitos.html Nezareth Castillo]] (aka the infamous "niño predicador" ["preacher kiddo"] ) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJOd0hlCmD8 was no slouch either]]. His infamous "EL MONO Y LA MONA!" speech has reached MemeticMutation levels.** Hell, let's just say preachers and televangelists in general. Just look up clips of Benny Hinn, Pat Robertson or Jim Bakker on Website/YouTube.*** One that was perhaps the biggest example as far as televangelists would be Creator/RobertTilton, as the clip [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fXjZpPMmaQ from the 1991 ABC PrimeTime expose]] illustrates* The deceased [[UsefulNotes/ThePope Pope John Paul II]] had also his share of hamminess as well, specially in his first decade of pontificate (when his health still was more or less good). I.e., his visit to the still-under-dictatorship Chile had him reuniting a crowd of 90.000 in the Estadio Nacional [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOnJ4ZuKWjc for a speech]], and the most recalled phrase he said there was a simply bombastic "No tengáis miedo... DE MIRARRRRRLO A ÉEEEEEEL!" (roughly translated as "Do not be afraid... OF STARING AAAAAT HIIIIIIIIIM!") (Him being God, obviously).** He did some acting before entering the priesthood, sometimes it ''showed''.* Judge Ana Mari­a Polo from "Caso Cerrado":-->'''CASO CERRADO!''' [whack!]* The Lakota (Sioux) language has special constructions for rhetoric (in other words, it marks ''hamminess'' in its grammar the way Japanese marks politeness) -- and men's speech is marked by using them. Apparently, the Sioux believed [[ChewingTheScenery Real Men Chew Scenery]].* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrzThqzV4fM&feature=player_embedded This]] anti-gay marriage ad is made of GOD'S HAM. Even if you don't agree with the ad, it's entertaining to watch.* LargeHam/{{Film}} and LargeHam/{{Theat|er}}re version: Ken Page. He took over the role of [[Theatre/{{Cats}} Old Deuteronomy]] from '''Creator/{{BRIAN BLESSED}}''', and voiced the villainous ham [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Oogie Boogie]]. Even when put on the spot, he doesn't fail to [[strike: shine]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Iv5NLYsBbQ ham it up]].** It's also worthmentioning that Page has voiced Audrey II in a couple of runs of ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors''. You know, the plant that [[ChewingTheScenery literally chews the scenery]]?* Jean-Bedel Bokassa, who crowned himself as Emperor of Central Africa, and spent 20 million just for his coronation.* Creator/RobertoBenigni, who ran down the chairs - not the aisle between the chairs, but the actual armrests of the chairs - when he won his two Oscars (Best Foreign Language Film and later Best Actor). He then proceeded to announce he wanted to make love to everyone in the room. And then there was his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS9xI1BoSkE appearance]] on Creator/ConanOBrien's talk show in which the most calm thing he said was "THANK YOU, CONAN O'BRIEN!"* Creator/{{CNN}}'s Richard Quest. He has quite possibly the most outrageously British voice of all time. And He Can Make Talking About Sand Seem Like The Most Intense Thing In ''Human'' ''HISTORY''.* The German commentator during the final game of the soccer world cup 1954. Even more than fifty years later, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0avCtHStIk this is the stuff of legends!]]* Linus Torvalds, introducing himself at the 1998 Linux Expo, Durham, NC: ''"My name is Linus Torvalds, and [[AGodAmI I am your God]]."''** Also infamous for aiming a PrecisionFStrike at nVidia during a conference for their uneven software support.* Gene Shalit. Just watch his review of ''[[Film/TheMummyTombOfTheDragonEmperor The Mummy 3]]''.* State-run TV news anchors can be very hammy in their support for their autocrats. [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8401362/Libya-Gun-toting-newsreader-vows-last-drop-of-blood-for-Gaddafi-on-live-TV.html Take this AK-47 toting Libyan news anchor for example.]]** If you have no idea what he's saying, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M62JCcS-XfU BBC released a translation on Youtube.]]** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG-LBz-QsHA Hala Misrati, also a Libyan state-television anchor,]] truly takes the ham levels UpToEleven. Ironically, she surrendered to the rebels without a fight after Tripoli fell.** They certainly take after [[UsefulNotes/MuammarGaddafi their]] [[EvilIsHammy boss]] quite well.* Peter Travers for the Magazine/RollingStone makes [[http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/blogs/the-travers-take/video-travers-praises-the-best-and-trashes-the-worst-movies-of-2010-20101227 hammy video reviews.]] [[http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/blogs/the-travers-take/peter-travers-country-strong-and-season-of-the-witch-belong-in-the-scum-bucket-20110106 See for yourself...]]* Microsoft CEO [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvsboPUjrGc Steve Ballmer]].* Some people with UsefulNotes/{{Asperger|Syndrome}}'s are this. Those who are like that tend exaggerate nearly all of their emotions and reactions. Some others with Asperger's are [[TheStoic the opposite]], and never have very strong reactions to 95% of things.** And some have a love affair with [[DeadpanSnarker sarcasm]].* Sarmatism was a cultural movement popular in XVII-XVIII Century Poland and Lithuania. In theory, it was meant to emulate the customs of ancient Sarmatians, but in practice, it was like an exercise in creating a WorldOfHam. Heavy cavalry? Have them wear leopard skins and giant metal wings. A speech? Infuse it with so much [[AltumVidetur Gratuitous Latin]] there's hardly any Polish left, and don't forget to cry. Political protest? Fall to the ground, block the door with your body, rip your shirt and shout you'll let no one pass. Funeral? Doesn't count if there's no fully-armed Hussar riding into the church in full gallop and breaking his lance against the coffin stand, and ritual demolition of the dead man's insignia of office.* A fairly mild case, but Creator/JohnKricfalusi's speech mannerisms tend to be very uneven. He's mumbling one word and he's literally shouting the next one. Especially obvious on the commentaries on ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Ren & Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon]]'' episodes.* Toronto Maple Leafs play-by-play commentator Joe Bowen qualifies ("Ho-ly Mackinaw!"), as does Buffalo Sabres play-by-play man Rick Jeanneret are both known for their complete absence of subtlety.** Hockey announcers approach Latin American football announcers in hamminess, especially when the play gets close to or results in a goal. Vancouver Canucks play-by-play man John Shorthouse is well-known for his trademark "GREAT SAVE, LUONGO!!!"*** Though NOBODY, and I mean NOBODY can even come close to Boston's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Ov16bkxQA Jack Edwards]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJXs5AaWIbY Some of his finest moments are here]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vylsMKgkGqQ here]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NVmIsUtAv8 here]].* Former New Zealand cricket player Danny Morrison, bar none. His commentary work for the IPL is so eccentric, he's practically synonymous with this trope for cricket fans. Here [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpXM91F2rkc are]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqDgduWX2oY some]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5Nv0Fed7kg highlights.]]* Internet sensation [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMgyi57s-A4 Phil Davison]] falls somewhere between this and SanitySlippage.* Toddlers. Ever told your kid he couldn't have a cookie because it's too close to supper? Theatrical meltdowns may ensue.* '''Creator/{{BRIAN BLESSED}}!'''* Creator/WilliamShatner* Creator/ChristopherWalken* Justin Roiland. He supplied the [[NoIndoorVoice voice]] and [[TheScream scream]] for [[TheMentallyDisturbed neuroatypical]] characters such as [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Lemongrab]], [[WesternAnimation/FishHooks Oscar]], and [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Blendin Blandin]]. He's also the main brain of "The Grandma's Virginity Podcast," the creator of "House of Cosbys" and "Doc and Mharti," and one of the main writers/directors/producers of Channel 101's "Acceptable TV." Justin Roiland is most famous for his distinctive character voice- a high-pitched, grating, cracking voice that sounds a [[TheMentallyDisturbed neurotic]] teenager going through [[{{Nerd}} puberty]], and (for obvious reasons), his [[HollywoodToneDeaf hilarious singing voice]]. He can make the sentences "WELCOME TO TALES FROM RAAAILROOOAD TIIIMES!!!" and "Aaaaie am next in llline to thee throwne!" sound funny. * Longtime Creator/{{ABC}} White House correspondent Sam Donaldson is a self-admitted example, stating at one point, "A lot of people say there's a lot of ham in me."* Scientist UsefulNotes/RichardFeynman has been described as "All ham, no baloney".* David Copperfield. His shows are about 10% magic and 90% ham, as he often hilariously lampshades, deconstructs and spoofs his own tricks.* Try a predominantly black Baptist Church. The preacher, the choir, the congregation take God to a new level of Ham.** Or any Pentecostal/Charismatic church, regardless of race.** It's safe to say that pretty much EVERY religion will have at least ''one'' faction of Large Hams within its congregation. Even religions whose lifestyle centers around being the total opposite of one.* The voiceovers in between songs on the [[http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BAsica_grupera Grupera music]] radio stations, as the [[http://www.lamejor.com.mx La Mejor]] chain of stations can attest.* [[UsefulNotes/MuammarGaddafi Colonel Mu'ammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al Gaddafi, Brother Leader and Guide to the Revolution]].* Creator/GilbertGottfried to the point that a recording of his normal voice when calling to schedule for Howard Stern is the stuff of legend.* Creator/VicMignogna. Plenty of his voice-acting roles are non-hammy, but his real-life persona is pretty much all ham, all the time. The fact that [[WebVideo/StarTrekContinues he's playing Captain Kirk]] is evident enough.* Conductor Arturo Toscanini would often throw highly theatrical tantrums during rehearsals. He would shout. He would rage. He would snap his baton in half (they're cheap). He would tear off his wristwatch and stamp on it (it was always a two dollar watch, never one of his expensive ones). He would snatch the score from his music stand and tear it up (again, not hard to replace). One time, having snatched up his score, he remembered just in time that it was a new piece, that the publisher was in Europe, and that he was holding the only copy of the score in North America. Not wanting to wait for days or weeks while a new copy was brought in (or resort to sticky tape) he hurled it to the floor, stormed off, and got a flunky to pick it up and straighten all the pages.* Many conductors do this with their face - a calm-looking conductor will walk out, but once his/her back is to the orchestra, ridiculous facial expressions ensue.* The reason that people who act as if they are on a theatre stage come off as, well, overly theatrical, is due to the limits of acting at a distance from the audience far greater than most camera angles. You can't have a close up of a facial expression or fingers tapping to portray tension, only grand motions of the hand, body, and voice will convey the plot to the audience on the theatre stage. Thus, while clamping a hand over your heart and raising your fist to the heavens while booming out the plans for your revenge may come off as a bit much in a television or film production, its what is needed to convey the emotions of the scene on a live stage. Actors mention the difficulty of transitioning from the stage to the screen in this manner, so dropping a renowned theatre actor in as guest star on your television sitcom will have hilariously over the top results. Its not always ego.** The fact that so many of the actors from the silent movie era had a background in theatre (and the popularity of melodrama), along with the incredible amounts of makeup they had to wear to look properly on film at the time, led to the way early films looked and were made.* Mirriam Defensor Santiago of the Republic of the Philippines performed so hammily in the Impeachment of Chief Justice Corona. Not only did she give the prosecution team a painful scolding but also [[ChewingTheScenery chewed the scenery]] to dust. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM9wl7Rx3uA Check]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRqXfN-ZyXc&feature=plcp&context=C3642f29UDOEgsToPDskJ7CrjuB6_Uzy45ikf5Zs2c these]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7IMGwhpvmlk out]]* Creator/SharonStone. Modesty was never her strong suit.* French Canadian cable sports network [=RDS=] had its mini-putt tournament hosted by Richard Vleminx whose spectacular French hamminess turned an otherwise filler show into a gripping life-or-death struggle of titans. His calling out of a birdie rivaled that of the Latin soccer commentators mentioned above.* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeYscnFpEyA This guy]] is made of the PEOPLE'S HAM. Even if you don't agree with him, he's still fun to watch.* T. E. Lawrence. The portrayal of him in [[Film/LawrenceOfArabia the movie]] wasn't too far off the mark.* UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt. [[CatchPhrase Bully!]]* Julie D'Aubigny: Duelist, opera singer, and all-around ham.* [[Creator/MattSmith MATT SMITH]]. IS. '''TALKIIIIIIIIIIIING!!!!!'''** AND [[Creator/DavidTennant TENNANT'S]] '''NOT LISTENING'''-'''''AH!'''''* Donald Wolfit is an Ur-Example. He was roundly ridiculed in his time for his overblown Shakespearean acting, but he didn't leave this onstage. His angry rants and huge ego (deliberately hiring second-rate co-stars to focus attention on himself) made him the laughingstock of peers like Olivier and Gielgud. The play and movie ''The Dresser'' provide a fictionalized version of Wolfit.* Nancy Grace, a former trial lawyer who currently hosts a show on HLN. She takes each and every story ''very'' personally, which often results in emotionally-charged and heated debates with her guests. She also has a serious case of MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome. As a result, she has developed a LoveItorHateIt fan following. Some of her haters have even accused her of being an example of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_by_media Trial by Media]].* Tiger Woods, despite always being nearly monotonal during interviews, has been known to completely lose his shit over making a putt. The best example is probably the double fist pump flex and yell from when he made a putt on the 72nd hole of the 2008 US Open to force a playoff. He looked like a DBZ character powering up.* Many coaches in sports can be this. Though 'most' are contained in post game interviews, during live competitions, emotions can get a little out of control. Notable examples include:** Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher. He was called the Bulldog partly because of a noticeable underbite, and partly because whenever anything bad happened during a game, he could be seen jumping up and down, flailing, yelling, spitting, snarling, and probably swearing on the sidelines. And when something good happened, he'd often be jumping up and down, flailing, yelling, spitting, snarling, and probably swearing with a psychotic smile on his face.** Current New York Jets coach, Rex Ryan. He's one of the rare ones that is a ham in interviews. His staggering, ''loud'' confidence in his team provides interesting contrast to how embarrassingly bad they are.** Former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox holds the record for most ejections from MLB games, due to his frequent, over the top arguments with umpires whenever he didn't like a call.** Argentine soccer coach Marcelo Bielsa.* [[Creator/Anonymous13B Anonymous 13 B]] is quite the ham. Listen to virtually any of his recordings, and you'll see.* Siamese cats, with their insistent, loud meowing.* Italy is a [[WorldOfHam Country of Ham]]: Italians tend to speak out loud and passionate and [[ItaliansTalkWithHands make relatively wild gestures]], and speak a particularly flowery language, resulting in them appearing hammy to most non-Italians and often ''not realizing that non-Italians are being hammy''. Case in point: to Italians, Benito Mussolini (mentioned above) is ''not hammy'', Roberto Benigni is ''somewhat hammy'', and Roberto Da Crema (a notorious telemarketer) is not ChewingTheScenery in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dj2qdMplBo this video]] (but only in this video, as he had little time. [[UpToEleven If he has enough time, he gets a lot hammier]]).** The TropeCodifier in Italy is Gigione, a theatrical character so hammy ''[[UpToEleven even for the standards of Italian theatre]]'' that his name is now the Italian equivalent of LargeHam. He had originally been created as a ''parody''.** The hamminess of Italian may be one of the reasons it lasted so long as the dominant language of {{Opera}}, which is possibly the hammiest art form in existence. * Creator/HenrikWergeland. He was possibly the largest ham Norway has ever known. Riding his horse up a stairway to greet his hosts during a formal party may have been an exaggeration, and it may not be. Cracking a bottle over his head to get attention when everybody else wanted to shut him up also counts. Wergeland was also taller than the regular guy, so his sole appearance was hammy. * Wergeland`s father, ''Nicolai Wergeland'' had it coming during the 1814 constituent assembly, but he was arguably only one of a longer list of hams attending it. The Norwegian constituency that year assembled more hams than ever before, or possibly since.* Richard Sherman, cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks, got a lot of heat for his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkTq__jd4I4 loud comments]] after making the game saving play to send his team into the Super Bowl for the 2013-2014 season which the team won. However, days after the backlash, the heat against Sherman was subverted and focused on the many people on social media that made rude and racist comments against Sherman, blowing the thing way out of proportion. * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXwRgnZ990I This]] man who, being interviewed by a street reporter, gave a two and a half minute long speech until finally ripping his shirt open.* The famous NYC/California weathercaster Lloyd Lindsay Young, often beginning his forecasts with his trademark saying, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjQqyjv-Zm0 Hellooooooooooo, (PLACE)!]]* [[http://danielledeckard.tumblr.com/post/950494096/this-is-marvin-zindler-eyeeeee-witness-news This is MAR-vin Zindler, EYYYYYYYYYYYYE-witness news!]]* Charles [=McCord=], the former second banana for DonImus, was this often for comedic effect on Imus' show. For instance, his opinion on new revelations 1n 1997 over the Alger Hiss scandal: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxefPeKn_Rs THEY'RE DEAD! WHITTAKER CHAMBERS IS DEAD! ALGER HISS IS DEAD! RICHARD NIXON IS DEAD! I WISH I WAS DEAD! STOP IT! STOP IT NOW!]]" * The late German literary CausticCritic Marcel Reich-Ranicki could ham up magificently when he disagrees with something. [[MemeticMutation Or when he refuses a prize.]]* American tennis champion John [=McEnroe=] became infamous for throwing tantrums whenever the referee told him the ball was out. He would yell, insult the referee and get personal. [[OvershadowedByControversy The controversy even overshadowed his very impressive championship track record]].* Rush Limbaugh's radio personality is often hammy, and he cheerfully spoofed it (and himself) in a mock "commercial" aired during the November 4, 1994 episode of the Late Show With David Letterman. Holding a ham, and hamming it up, he did a skit as himself hawking the product "Big Ass Ham!"* ConspiracyTheorist, AlexJones, has become more famous over the years for his hammy speeches and tirades against the New World Order, more so than any real conspiracy's he claims to uncover. * The [[https://www.youtube.com/user/artificedesign/videos videos]] of British children's author Creator/MichaelRosen are a treasure trove of ham, with a wide variety of exaggerated hand gestures, silly faces, and silly voices as he reads some of his own poetry for all the world to see. Naturally, he has become a frequent target of WebAnimation/YouTubePoop.* Birds! Lots of birds are prone to being loud and flamboyant, especially tropical ones and male ones displaying to the females on the mating seasons. Birds of paradise, parrots and pheasants are particularly noteworthy examples, though the superb lyrebird [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y trumps them all]].* German sports commentator Frank Buschmann. While he is a perfectly calm and collected person in normal conversation (though he gets emotional when topics that are near and dear to his heart are brought up) his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifN18KWOzI8 hammy]] commentary and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZYzLkQfMAY Catchphrases]] are legendary. He's also the "face" of the German NFL coverage (though starting with the 2015 season when the whole regular season was broadcast, other anchors were brought in, many of them hammy and catchphrase happy as well) and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTgrkSr4ga4 this]] StupidStatementDanceMix about Cam Newton is almost entirely Buschmann. Naturally, his way of commentating [[BrokenBase is not uncontroversial]], but even most of his detractors agree that his passion for sports [[note]] He does - rather unusually for a German sports commentator - commentary for several different sports, including Handball, Basketball, Soccer, American Football and Series/SchlagDenRaab [[/note]] is real and many find it refreshing compared to the rather boring and unemotional demeanor of many German soccer commentators.* 16th President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte. He may go a little to far but he is still entertaining to watch.* DCI announcer Brandt Crocker can get pretty hammy during his corps introductions.--> '''"PHAAAAAMMMMMMREJJMENT!!!!'''[[note]]Translation: Phantom Regiment[[/note]]----